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Bobby Bonilla Day, Sports Team Valuations and the Rise of Women's Sports — Episode 194
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day. Every July 1st, the New York Mets pay Bobby Bonilla $1.2 million, and they will continue to do so until 2035. It is one of the most entertaining stories in the history of sports finance, and it involves Bernie Madoff, a deferred annuity, and a baseball player who got cut in 1999 and is still cashing checks.
In Episode 194 of The Liquidity Event, AJ is joined by Kody Sherlund to break down why Bobby Bonilla Day is actually a masterclass in the time value of money, how Shohei Ohtani's $680 million deferred contract with the Dodgers is the modern version of the same…
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